It is located in the central and western parts of the krai.

The area of the district is 7,235.53 square kilometers (2,793.65 sq mi).

[9] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dalnerechensky District is one of the twenty-two in the krai.

[1] The town of Dalnerechensk serves as its administrative center,[2] despite being incorporated separately as a town under krai jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

[5] Dalnerechensk Town Under Krai Jurisdiction is incorporated separately from the district as Dalnerechensky Urban Okrug.